Neither the 3-5 Dallas Cowboys or the 4-4 Philadelphia Eagles thought they’d be struggling so much to start the 2018 season
Authentic Deion Jones Jersey , and both have a lot of work to do if they want to truly compete for the playoffs. The two teams will meet at Lincoln Financial
Field for Sunday Night Football, beginning at 8:20 p.m. ET on NBC (live
streaming via FuboTV, NBC Sports).The Cowboys have struggled big time on the
offensive side of the ball this season, and are coming off consecutive losses to
Washington and the Titans. With some tough games still on their schedule,
including a late-season matchup with the Saints, they desperately need a win
here.Philadelphia is in a slightly better position, but not by much. They also
have the Saints coming up, but are themselves coming off a 24-18 win over the
Jaguars. Philadelphia ranks 11th in the league in total defense, and 18th in
total offense. Dallas, on the other hand, ranks 29th in the league on offense
and second in the league in defense.Below is all you need to know to follow the
action.Time, TV, and streaming infoTime: 8:20 p.m. ETLocation: Lincoln Financial
Field, Philadelphia, Pa.TV: NBCStreaming: FuboTV, NBC SportsOdds: The Eagles
opened as 4.5-point favorites, but that line has increased throughout the week,
with some books having them favored by as much as a touchdown.Cowboys vs. Eagles
newsThe Cowboys have some serious injury concerns, as they will be without Sean
Lee for multiple weeks, in addition to missing Taco Charlton
Youth Jake Matthews Jersey , David Irving, Tavon Austin, Joe Thomas and Connor Williams for Sunday night’s game.In addition to Williams, the team’s
starting left guard, being out, the team isn’t quite sure who will be starting
in his place.On the Philadelphia injury front, the Eagles ruled out Darren
Sproles, Jalen MIlls and Sidney Jones.Jason Garrett has to be feeling the
pressure as the Cowboys continue to struggle.Despite it being likely the Eagles
get a win in this game, it sure seems like this Cowboys team to march into
Philadelphia and get a win.Be sure to peep the questions with the folks at
Bleeding Green Nation on Blogging The Boys, and then the corresponding post at
BGN. Those folks at BTB took a look at five things to watch on Sunday, as well
as a post on who will be the x-factor.The Eagles plan on getting “creative” with
Golden Tate against the Cowboys.The Bleeding Green Nation podcast previewed
Sunday’s game, and they also took a look at their own offense against the
Cowboys defense.Cowboys vs. Eagles predictionIn the Week 10 SB Nation expert
picks, all seven of the experts picking think the Eagles will win, as does the
OddsShark computer. The coin flip landed on Dallas, however. The Pittsburgh
Steelers entered Week 10 in a familiar spot: first place in the AFC North. They
protected that spot atop the division by dominating the Carolina Panthers on
Thursday Night Football, 52-21. The blowout win improved the Steelers’ record to
6-2-1 and extended their winning streak to five.Since Ben Roethlisberger was
drafted by the team in 2004, the Steelers haven’t had one losing season. With
two more wins in the last seven weeks of the season, Pittsburgh will make it 15
years in a row at .500 or better.FanPulse: Steelers fans are feeling good about
their team.It’s easy to forget that at the end of September, the Steelers looked
toast.When the first month of the season ended, Pittsburgh had a 1-2-1 record.
The defense was ripped to shreds by Ryan Fitzpatrick and Joe Flacco
http://www.falconsauthorizedshops.com/authentic-alex-mack-jersey , James Conner’s impressive season opener was followed by 97 rushing yards in his
next three games combined, and Roethlisberger looked like a quarterback nearing
the end.“I’m not on the same page with anybody right now,” Roethlisberger told
reporters after Week 4. “I’m not playing well enough. I need to play better.
Today was just a bad day at the office. I promise I’ll be back to play
better.”He was right. Roethlisberger returned to form, Conner caught fire, and
the defense shaped up. Here’s why the Steelers are back in business:The Steelers
are a big-play machine againOne of the biggest problems for Pittsburgh early in
the year was that Roethlisberger couldn’t connect on deep passes. In the first
two games, he completed just two of his 13 passes 20 or more yards
downfield.Antonio Brown’s longest play of September went for 27 yards and the
four-time All-Pro receiver had difficulty hiding his frustrations.Those days are
over. Roethlisberger has the Steelers’ offense back to its explosive self.After
just one touchdown of more than 30 yards in the first four games of the year,
Roethlisberger has five in the last five games.Against the Panthers,
Roethlisberger hit JuJu Smith-Schuster for a 75-yard touchdown down the left
sideline on the Steelers’ first play from scrimmage. In the second quarter, he
found Brown down the opposite sideline for a 53-touchdown.Any hints of the deep
passing woes from early in the year appear to be long gone.The scoring avalanche
Thursday was the most Pittsburgh has put up in a game since 1984. And it came
against a Panthers defense that gave up 22.5 points per game in their first
eight games of the year.Now, the Steelers are up to fourth in both total offense
and points per game. The ability to strike with a big play at any moment has
helped, but so has a grinding rushing attack that keeps defenses on their
heels.The Steelers are fine, whether Le’Veon Bell comes back or notLe’Veon Bell
will probably show up before his deadline Tuesday. But he’s proven to be a
luxury, not a necessity for the Steelers.With Conner leading the way, the
Steelers are bulldozing over teams. He entered Thursday on a streak of four
consecutive games with at least 100 rushing yards. That ended when he finished
with 65 yards on 13 carries against the Panthers, but that was mostly because he
had a light workload on a night when he wasn’t needed much.Ultimately, it was
another efficient game for the second-year running back. Since the beginning of
October, Conner has 539 yards on 101 carries — a 5.37-yard average — and nine
rushing touchdowns. He’s made life without Bell easy, and he’s done it at a much
lower price tag.Late in the game Thursday, Conner suffered a concussion and
finished the game in the locker room after inexplicably returning for a few
plays. If Bell opts to sit out the remainder of the year, the Conner show will
roll on so long as he’s healthy. If Bell comes back
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pointed comments about Bell at the beginning of September, so there’s a small
chance his return could stir up some drama. But that no longer seems like much
of a concern. Other Steelers players — like Brown, Conner, and Smith-Schuster —
have been supportive of Bell all along, and even the players who spoke
critically earlier in the year sound welcoming:Conner is a huge reason the
Steelers are rolling offensively, and the team only stands to get better if Bell
returns. Either way, the Pittsburgh ground attack is in great shape.The
Steelers’ defense is backFive weeks after he tore apart the Steelers secondary
for 363 yards and two touchdowns, Flacco couldn’t do much against the team last
week. He passed for just 206 yards and couldn’t find the end zone at all in a
23-16 loss for the Ravens.Cam Newton threw two touchdown passes Thursday, but it
was far from a good night for the Panthers quarterback. He finished with 193
passing yards and was sacked five times by the Steelers. The pressure also
caused Newton to throw a bad pick-six that helped kickoff the Pittsburgh
onslaught.The Panthers finished with a season-low 242 yards of total offense,
making them the fourth straight team to fail to crack 300 yards against the
Steelers. That’s quite the turnaround for a Pittsburgh defense that allowed an
average of 451.7 yards over a three-game span in September.The Steelers’ defense
appeared to be a disaster early in the year, but now it is top-10 in yards
allowed per game. There are tough tests ahead for the Steelers — including games
against the Chargers, Patriots, Saints, and Bengals in December. But the early
season hurdles didn’t do much to keep Pittsburgh from being, like always, a
contender. We shouldn’t have expected anything else.
